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The XX Factor:
posted by Willa Paskin
on November 30, 2009
We're Not All Exhibitionists Now, But We All Voyeurists Now
What distinguishes reality TV from other fame-making mediums is that to
get famous because of it, one doesn’t have to be liked one bit. (For
more on reality TV’s unique terribleness, James Wolcott has a scathing, cheekily overdramatic column on it in the most recent Vanity Fair .)
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Brow Beat:
posted by Chadwick Matlin
on November 30, 2009
Lost in Translation
The producers of ABC’s Lost fear that any glimpse of the final season will spoil too much. Even an innocuous scene could tell us whether a nuclear bomb changed history or just perpetuated it. Faced with this challenge, ABC has aired one bland promo after another. But Lost ’s Spanish carrier, Read More
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The Happiness Project:
posted by Gretchen Rubin
on November 30, 2009
Coming Soon to a City Near You! Maybe.
If you live in one of the cities, please come! Bring your friends! Spread the word! I really hope I'll get the chance to meet blog readers face to face as part of the book promotion. Read More
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Kausfiles:
posted by Mickey Kaus
on November 29, 2009
Stop Stigmatizing Stigma!
This page from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has a chart that says more about the growth of food stamps than all 58 or so inches of the NYT 's front page lead story on the growth of food stamps . It shows that, indeed, assiduous bipartisan bureaucratic attempts Read More
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Human Nature:
posted by William Saletan
on November 20, 2009
Tweets 11/20/09
Here are some of this week's Human Nature short takes on the news. To get them in real time, subscribe to the HN Twitter feed .
1. Mayor on Chicago's surveillance network: "cameras are the next best thing" to cops. http://bit.ly/syCfU Prediction: Domestic drones are next.
2. Latest Read More